Conor Cahalane on Castlehaven v Carbery Rangers: 'The tickets were sold out after seven or eight minutes'

EXCITING PARTNERSHIP: Irish Examiner marketing manager Karen O'Donoghue, Irish Examiner editor Tom Fitzpatrick, Conor Cahalane, St Finbarr's, John O'Rourke, Carbery Rangers, and Cork GAA chairperson Tracey Kennedy at the launch of the Irish Examiner’s three-year media partnership with Cork GAA. Picture: Cathal Noonan

Those fortunate few who scored themselves a golden ticket to tomorrow’s West Cork derby have been a content lot this week.

Were it not for Government restrictions pertaining to outdoor gatherings, the Clonakilty grounds at Ahamilla would be bursting at the seams tomorrow afternoon. And while the delayed Phase 4 crowd limit of 500 would have been far more desirable than the present 200, it still wouldn’t have gone anywhere near catering for the demand for this fixture.